She was just allowed to do this for too long. 

Title, when good, allows you to legally keep others off your land.

Hey Tonatiu, I would start with something either turnkey or light value-add, so you can start forming your boots on the ground team with less pressure and risk.

@Lauren Sanford and @Chris Seveney - I am invested in 7e, but as for some diversification, which I believe in to a degree, are there other funds out there that allow for non accredited investors?

Our team was using this tool everyday.

I'm looking at a property that is in an HOA that does not allow short-term rentals but wondering if there's like structure I can utilize in order to buy the property and rent it. 

I'm limited with how much I'm allowed to answer on the forums when questions pop up.I did want to quickly address one of your questions - we can handle payments that exceed $5k.

I met with Steven Gesis and others on the Smartland team and felt very confident making my first investment in a turnkey property in April 2015.

Like Matthew says, I took all the risk, so why am I not allowed to profit…..But again, I understand your perspective.

Does 1031 exchange allow consolidation of smaller properties into a single larger property, assuming there is a buyer investor willing to buy all smaller properties, all at once?